Chapter 21. Authorizing the Court of Claims to hear and determine questions of law involved in the alleged erroneous collection of tonnage taxes in 1920 and 1921 on three vessels operated by the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey, under bareboat charter from a Danzig corporation
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Chap. 21: Authorizing the Court of Claims to hear and determine questions of law involved in the alleged erroneous collection of tonnage taxes in 1920 and 1921 on three vessels operated by the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey, under bareboat charter from a Danzig corporation. Chapter 21 45 Stat. 2034 1928-12-11 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
Digitization Vendor 2025-01-24 70 2 private 2034 Chapter 21.— An Act Authorizing the Court of Claims to hear and determine questions of law involved in the alleged erroneous collection of tonnage taxes in 1920 and 1921 on three vessels operated by the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey, under bareboat charter from a Danzig corporation. December 11, 1928.[[H. R. 8529](/us/bill/70/hr/8529).][[Private, No. 307](/us/pvtl/70/307).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*, Standard Oil Company of New Jersey.Claims of erroneous collection of tonnage taxes referred to Court of Claims.
That the Court of Claims be, and it is hereby, authorized and directed to hear and determine the claim of the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey, a corporation organized under the laws of the State of New Jersey, for refund of $60,283 alleged to have been erroneously collected in 1920 and 1921 on three vessels belonging to the claimant, being the Zoppot, five thousand nine hundred and fifteen tons; the Gedania, five thousand one hundred and seven tons; and the Baltic, five thousand one hundred and seventy-three tons, under Danzig charter; it being contended by the claimant that the tonnage taxes assessed and collected on the vessels named were not authorized by law.
Sec. 2. Authority of court. The Court of Claims is authorized to make proper order on its conclusions on the questions presented in section 1 of this Act: *Proviso.*Notice to Attorney General. *Provided further*, That such notices of the suits shall be given to the Attorney General of the United States as may be provided by orders of the said court, and it shall be the duty of the Attorney General to cause one of his assistants to appear and defend for the United States. Approved, December 11, 1928.
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Authorizing the Court of Claims to hear and determine questions of law involved in the alleged erroneous collection of tonnage taxes in 1920 and 1921 on three vessels operated by the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey, under bareboat charter from a Danzig corporation
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